upstarts

英 [ˈʌpstɑːts]

美 [əpˈstɑrts]

n.  自命不凡的新上任者; 狂妄自大的新手
upstart的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （初到某地或初出茅庐却）自命不凡的家伙
  You can refer to someone as anupstartwhen they behave as if they are important, but you think that they are too new in a place or job to be treated as important.
  1. Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.
     很多人都更愿意跟自己熟悉的权威人物打交道，而不是一个年纪轻轻却自命不凡的家伙。
  2. ...an upstart who had come from nowhere.
     原本是个无名之辈的目中无人的新丁

双语例句

• Throughout the year, networks ( and now upstarts like streaming-media services) are rolling out series that seem meaty enough to merit at least a first round of sampling and debate.
  在这一整年里，各大电视台（现在流媒体等新兴平台也加入其中）推出了似乎内容足够有料、至少值得头一轮品鉴和辩论的剧集。
• A few years ago, the answer likely involved Linux, Red Hat, MySQL and other disruptive open source upstarts.
  几年前，答案可能包括Linux，RedHat，MySQL和其它一些小有颠覆性成就的开源软件。
• Unfortunately for the upstarts, many big tech companies have co-opted open source themselves, to fill gaps in their own technology& and have added support for the code to their own business plans.
  对初创公司来说遗憾的是，很多大型科技公司已自己新上马了开源项目，来填补自身技术上的空白，并且已把开源代码支持服务加入到它们自己的商业计划中。
• The line is blurring as upstarts shift toward producing more original material, but the point stands.
  随着新兴网站逐渐增加原创内容，两类网站之间的界线渐趋模糊，但上述论点依然成立。
• Worst of all, ranking by reputation allows famous places to coast along, while making life hard for feisty upstarts.
  更糟糕的是，根据名气来评级会让名校成绩下滑，而让那些充满活力的新兴学校生存困难。
• The dotcom bust exposed that trend as an illusion, forcing the upstarts to serve their time in junior roles.
  互联网泡沫破灭表明这种趋势只是假象，迫使那些职场新人在初级职位上熬年份。
• Stories of upstarts in China
  中国式暴富
• There is also every reason to believe that the current recession will produce lots of upstarts.
  我们非常有理由相信，目前的衰退会催生很多新企业。
• The upstarts and their wives also point to advantages in their way of life.
  暴发户和他们的老婆们也在他们的生活方式方面显出优越感。
• And even if the upstarts keep stealing marginal customers, the far superior networks of the incumbents should help them retain the highest-value customers.
  即便后起之秀不断夺走边际用户，老牌运营商优越得多的网络应当有助于它们留住最高价值的客户。